Nintendo European Research & Development

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Actimagine was established in March 2003 by a team of engineers (Eric Bécourt, Alexandre Delattre, Laurent Hiriart, Jérôme Larrieu, Sylvain Quendez) and a businessman (André Pagnac).{{cite web|url=http://www.actimagine.com:80/management.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040109033117/http://www.actimagine.com/management.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 January 2004|title=Actimagine home page archive|access-date=8 August 2018}} Actimagine started out with mobile gaming consoles. The video compression technology offered by Mobiclip was an optimized response to the battery life and video quality requirements of Nintendo video gaming platforms: Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Wii, and Nintendo 3DS.

The Mobiclip codec provides high video quality with low battery consumption and has been selected by major studios, such as Sony Pictures Digital, Paramount, Fox and Gaumont Columbia TriStar Films, and by leading handset manufacturers, such as Nokia or Sony Ericsson, to deliver video on memory cards for mobile phones.{{citation needed|date=June 2021}}{{advert inline|date=June 2021}}

In April 2006, Actimagine raised €3 million in equity financing from US venture capital firm GRP Partners. This first round of institutional fund raising enabled Actimagine to accelerate its business development in the US and Japan.

The same year, Adobe acquired Actimagine's Flash rendering engine optimized for mobile devices.{{cite web|url=https://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200610/101106Actimagine.html|title=Adobe - Adobe Press Room: For immediate release|publisher=|access-date=28 January 2015}}

In 2008, Mobiclip launched the first application delivering live TV on the iPhone, a year before Apple.{{cite web|url=http://www.generation-nt.com/france-24-mobile-codec-mobiclip-actimagine-actualite-173221.html|title=France 24 sur mobile grâce à Mobiclip.com d'Actimagine|author=Christian D.|work=Génération-NT|access-date=28 January 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://appleinsider.com/articles/09/07/08/apple_launches_http_live_streaming_standard_in_iphone_3_0.html|title=Apple launches HTTP Live Streaming standard in iPhone 3.0|date=9 July 2009 |publisher=|access-date=28 January 2015}}

In October 2011, Mobiclip{{cite web |url=http://www.revogamers.net/noticias/nintendo/nintendo-adquiere-mobiclip-8014.html |title=Nintendo adquiere Mobiclip |publisher=Revogamers |date= |access-date=2012-10-05 |archive-date=2016-03-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323032850/http://www.revogamers.net/noticias/nintendo/nintendo-adquiere-mobiclip-8014.html |url-status=dead }} was bought by Nintendo and is now a subsidiary of the latter. Since then it is now known as "Nintendo European Research & Development" or "NERD".

In 2017, the United States branch was merged with Nintendo Technology Development.{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/annual1703e.pdf|title=Annual Report 2017 for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017|website=Nintendo|quote=NERD Inc., a former consolidated subsidiary, was excluded from the scope of consolidation from the consolidated fiscal year ended March 31, 2017, since said company was dissolved due to the absorption-type merger with Nintendo Technology Development Inc., the surviving entity.}}

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Mobiclip was developed with a completely different algorithm from the one used for other video codecs on the market, based on minimal use of the processor resources, allowing battery life to be increased considerably and the cost of the hardware to be reduced.

Nintendo selected Mobiclip as its main provider of video codec technologies on the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Wii and Nintendo 3DS.

Major software titles used it for in-game cinematics, including:

• GBA Video series on the Game Boy Advance{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/games/gba-video-pokemon-johto-photo-finish-and-playing-with-fire/gba-678089|title=GBA Video: Pokémon -- Johto Photo Finish and Playing with Fire!|work=IGN|access-date=28 January 2015}}
• Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies on Nintendo DShttp://www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/DS_Dragon_Quest_IX.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}
• Professor Layton series on Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS{{cite web|url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/news/1209751_1124.html|title=実写映画化も発表！ 『レイトン教授と悪魔の箱』は映画級の作品に - ファミ通.com|publisher=|access-date=28 January 2015}}
• Fire Emblem Awakening on Nintendo 3DS.{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/fireemblem/comments/1a6xg5/fire_emblem_awakening_movies_cutscenes_studio/|title=Fire Emblem Awakening Movies (Cutscenes) Studio : fireemblem|work=reddit|date=13 March 2013|access-date=28 January 2015}}
• Wii no Ma and Nintendo Channel on Wii.
• eCrew Development Program, the extremely rare Japanese McDonald's training game for the Nintendo DS.
• The Legendary Starfy on Nintendo DS.
• Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days on Nintendo DS.

• Kachikachi: NES emulation for the NES Classic Edition''{{Cite web|url=https://www.nerd.nintendo.com/emulation/2016/11/11/NES_mini.html|title=Nintendo Releases the Nintendo Classic Mini: Nintendo Entertainment System|date=11 November 2016|access-date=17 February 2023}}
• Canoe: Super NES emulation for the Super NES Classic Edition{{Cite web|url=https://www.nerd.nintendo.com/emulation/2017/09/29/SNES_mini.html|title=Nintendo Releases the Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Nintendo Entertainment System|date=29 September 2017|access-date=17 February 2023}}
• L-CLASSICS: NES & Super NES emulation for Nintendo Classics{{cite web|url=https://www.nerd.nintendo.com/emulation/2018/09/19/NSO_NES.html|title=NERD Provides Emulation Technology for the Nintendo Entertainment System™ Nintendo Switch Online|date=19 September 2018|access-date=17 February 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nerd.nintendo.com/emulation/2019/09/05/NSO_SNES.html|title=NERD Provides Emulation Technology for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System™ Nintendo Switch Online|date=5 September 2019|access-date=17 February 2023}}
• Hiyoko: Game Boy & Game Boy Color emulation for Nintendo Classics{{cite web|url=https://www.nerd.nintendo.com/2023/02/08/NSO_GB.html|title=NERD Provides Emulation Technology for Game Boy™ - Nintendo Switch Online|date=8 February 2023|access-date=17 January 2024}}
• Hovercraft: Nintendo 64 emulation for Nintendo Classics and Super Mario 3D All-Stars (co-developed with iQue){{cite web|url=https://www.nerd.nintendo.com/2021/10/26/NSO_N64_SMD.html|title=NERD Provides Support for Nintendo 64™ – Nintendo Switch Online and SEGA Mega Drive™ – Nintendo Switch Online|date=26 October 2021|access-date=18 February 2023}}
• m2engage: Sega Genesis emulation for Nintendo Classics (co-developed with M2)
• Sloop: Game Boy Advance emulation for Nintendo Classics (co-developed with Panasonic Vietnam){{cite web|url=https://www.nerd.nintendo.com/2023/02/08/NSO_GBA.html|title=NERD Provides Emulation Technology for Game Boy Advance™ - Nintendo Switch Online|date=8 February 2023|access-date=17 January 2024}}
• Hagi: GameCube & Wii emulation for Super Mario 3D All-Stars and other Nintendo Switch re-releases, e.g. Pikmin 1 & 2{{Cite web|url=https://www.nerd.nintendo.com/2021/02/11/SuperMario3DAllStars.html|title=NERD Develops the Nintendo GameCube Emulation Technology Used in Super Mario 3D All-Stars|date=11 February 2021|access-date=21 March 2021|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227160302/https://www.nerd.nintendo.com/2021/02/11/SuperMario3DAllStars.html|url-status=dead}}{{Citation |title=Pikmin 1 HD on the SWITCH Stream | date=22 June 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfrOmGjv56M |access-date=2023-06-29 |language=en}}{{Citation |title=Pikmin 2 Nintendo Switch Port First Speedrun - All Treasures with No Major Exploits | date=21 June 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePKUDiW__aY |access-date=2023-06-29 |language=en}}
• Hachihachi: Nintendo DS emulation for the Wii U Virtual Console{{cite web|url=https://www.nerd.nintendo.com/emulation/2014/06/01/DS_Emulator.html |title=NERD Creates a High Speed, High Quality Nintendo DS Emulator for Wii U|date=June 2014|access-date=9 May 2024}}

• Mobiclip video codecs for smartphone / Game Boy Advance / Nintendo DS / Nintendo 3DS / Wii
• Media player for Wii U Internet Browser
• Super-stable 3D display on New Nintendo 3DS
• Nintendo Labo VR Kit (co-developed with Nintendo EPD)
• Deep learning middleware for Dr Kawashima's Brain Training for Nintendo Switch
• Heart rate detection system in Joy-Con, used in Ring Fit Adventure
• Providing expertise in areas such as steering control, low-latency video capture and streaming and location tracking for Mario Kart Live: Home Circuithttps://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2020/200917e.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}
• Filtering and gesture tracking for Nintendo Switch Sports
• Rendering, WYSIWYG, texture compression and animations for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Downloadable Wii games on the Wii U's eShop

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